Question

You're listening to your favorite music. Which receptors do you think are activated during this process?

Answer 1

Sensory receptors:

1. Sensory receptors are specialized cells present in the sensory organs that transport impulses obtained from a stimulus to the central nervous system for processing.
2. They are present in the nose, eyes, skin, tongue, and ears.

Phonoreceptors:

1. Ears are associated with phonoreceptors.
2. These receptors receive auditory information from the outer environment and send these impulses to the auditory centres in the temporal lobes of the two cerebral hemispheres.
3. Hence, phonoreceptors are activated when a person listens to music.